In Baghdad, Muslim clerics issued warnings that residents should be on the
alert for increased attacks during what is called "Baghdad
Liberation Day." Clashes did erupt in one neighborhood despite precautions.
Overall today, 82 Iraqis were killed or found dead and another 27 were wounded
in separate incidents around the country.

A Marine Corps tank struck a roadside bomb in Fallujah today; no
casualties were reported, but the tank was set ablaze. U.S. forces also
freed
two hostages during a raid in Baghdad, and treated two
children who were injured during a mortar attack in Buhriz. Also, key advisors
to the prime minister said
that Iraqi forces backed by U.S. troops will begin neighborhood-by-neighborhood
raids in Baghdad in hopes of containing sectarian violence.